Gas paddle [Correction: accelerator pedal]

[matt4EV]

i have driven VW golf for the past 8 years. Just bought model 3. Even though the driving is great, the gas paddle of model 3 feels uncontrollable. I don’t know what it is. But I just felt that my foot will slip aside if I am not holding my foot at a certain angle.

Anyone feels the same way at the beginning?

 

[ModelNforNerd]

gas paddle? are you in the right car?

 

[TampaRich]

The aluminum performance pedals are more slippery than the stock pedals. Is that the issue?

 

[matt4EV]

gas paddle? are you in the right car?

You are right. What should I call it? Acceleration pedal?

 

[GHammer]

Its called an accelerator pedal.

 

[matt4EV]

RangerRider Model 3 Non-Slip Performance Foot Pedal Pads

Found this on amazon. Apparently I am not the only one felt that it is slippery.

 

[Lasttoy]

I had to drive bare footed for a week till I used to the feel. It just felt weird. I have an old S.
I also had to sit on left leg. I've always been a two footed drivers. It kept beeping at me cause I had both pedals pressed.
It still beeps at me.

 

[DanCar]

Its called an accelerator pedal.

Since it also de-accelerates, perhaps electron pedal is more appropriate.

 

[Leafdriver333]

It is a current regulator.

 

[DOCAL]

You are right. What should I call it? Acceleration pedal?

Velocitator

 

[Matt L]

i have driven VW golf for the past 8 years. Just bought model 3. Even though the driving is great, the gas paddle of model 3 feels uncontrollable. I don’t know what it is. But I just felt that my foot will slip aside if I am not holding my foot at a certain angle.

Anyone feels the same way at the beginning?

I know the issue...it doesn’t have a gas peddle

 

[Zorg]

Flux capacitor activator

 

[ammulder]

Launch control

 

[PoitNarf]

Velocitator

Skip to 2:08

 

[ent3ndu]

It’s the “go pedal”!

 

[sduck]

You'll get used to it. All cars take some getting used to in that regard, especially EV's, if this is your first one. FWIW I've always found VW gas pedals to be the strangest, hardest to get used to ones of the many cars I've driven.

 

[Chanceofthat]

Since it also de-accelerates, perhaps electron pedal is more appropriate.

Well technically speaking, acceleration is the rate at which an object changes its velocity. Acceleration doesn’t have to be positive; slowing down is just negative acceleration.

 

[Wennfred]

No issues with these as they grip pretty good, maybe change out your shoes for better grip.

 

[groovidad]

Well technically speaking, acceleration is the rate at which an object changes its velocity. Acceleration doesn’t have to be positive; slowing down is just negative acceleration.

“Negative Acceleration” = “Deceleration “

 

[FloridaGary]

I had to drive bare footed for a week till I used to the feel. It just felt weird. I have an old S.
I also had to sit on left leg. I've always been a two footed drivers. It kept beeping at me cause I had both pedals pressed.
It still beeps at me.

I never understood drivers who use both feet to drive. If your brake pedal is depressed, it causes your brake lights to illuminate which could potentially make it more dangerous for you if the person behind never knows when you are actually braking.